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Welcome to
The Cedar Valley
Hospitality House
Providing
Day-time Shelter, Support and
Encouragement to Those in Need
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Please Help
Us Provide Emergency
Shelter This Winter
Local faith
communities are working to provide emergency overnight shelter
for the homeless in Waterloo this winter. We need
volunteers who can help staff the shelter and financial
contributions to underwrite the costs of operating an overnight
shelter.
Click here
for more information
Click here
to tell us how you can help.
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About Us
The Cedar
Valley Hospitality House is an inter-faith volunteer
organization which provides day-time shelter, support and encouragement to the homeless and those in need.
The Cedar Valley Hospitality House opened at its current temporary
location in December 2009.
Mission
-- Our mission is to uphold the dignity and value of every
human person by providing shelter, basic amenities, and a
listening ear to individuals who are homeless or in need.
We are inspired by the words of the Christian Gospel: "Whatever
you did for the least of these, you did for me" (Matthew 25.40).
Services
-- The Cedar Valley Hospitality House provides coffee, showers,
clean clothes, computer access, local telephone access, referral to
community services, and light meals (on weekends).
Location
-- The Cedar Valley Hospitality House is located at 1003
Mulberry Street (on the corner of 8th and Mulberry) in downtown
Waterloo.
Hours
-- The Cedar Valley Hospitality House is open seven days a week,
from 9:00am to 4:00pm. A light meal is served at noon on
Saturdays and Sundays.
Find Out More
About Us
See photos of recent events and information about coming events
at the Hospitality House here:
http://cvhospitalityhouse.shutterfly.com/
Use these links
to YouTube and watch videos about the Hospitality House
and its guests created by students from Wartburg College in
Waverly:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ty5rvS4GehY
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K1ggzCieTek&feature=autoplay&list=ULR9TwVPRXDCA&index=10&playnext=1
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_fvOvf-Z66k&feature=BF&list=ULR9TwVPRXDCA&index=9
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HNcakSd8sOo&feature=BF&list=ULR9TwVPRXDCA&index=11
How You Can
Help
There are
many ways you can contribute to the work of the Hospitality
House:
Volunteer to serve as a host or hostess at the Hospitality House.
Offer your services to help us remodel the new Hospitality
House.
Sign up to prepare our noon meals on Saturdays and Sundays.
Donate money to help us provide shelter and resources for the
homeless.
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Immediate Need: Winter Clothing
The Hospitality
House is in need of gently used men's winter coats, stocking
caps, gloves, sweatshirts and hoodies. as well as blankets. These items will be
distributed to the homeless who visit the Hospitality House.
Items can be dropped off at the Hospitality House daily between 9:00a and 4:00p
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Volunteers
The Cedar
Valley Hospitality House is served by volunteers who donate their time and services for morning
(9:00am-12:30pm), afternoon (12:30-4:00pm) or all-day
(9:00am-4:00pm) shifts. There are two volunteers present
on every shift. Compassion and a desire to work for the
common good are the only requirements.
Volunteers
welcome visitors, coordinate the House's services, and when
possible help guests locate other resources and services which are available in the local community.
Volunteers are also
needed to prepare a light lunch on Saturdays and Sundays, to
provide occasional maintenance, snow-removal and yard care.
To volunteer, call 319-234-1311.
Current Needs
The following
is a list of current needs at the Cedar Valley Hospitality
House:
casseroles
(ready to eat or frozen)
paper
products (paper plates, paper towels, toilet paper)
dishwashing soap
laundry soap
commercial size cans of chili or vegetables
ice melt
coffee
powdered coffee creamer
snack food items (granola bars, rice-crispy treats, trail mix)
bottled water
body wash
shampoo
disposable razors
men's razors
men's jeans
men's gently-worn shoes and tennis shoes
sox
postage stamps
volunteers
prayers
monetary donations
Drop off
donated items at the Hospitality House between 9:00am and
4:00pm, Sunday
through Saturday.
Mail monetary donations to: Cedar
Valley Hospitality House, P.O. Box
1505, Waterloo IA 50704.
Cedar Valley Hospitality House is a 501 charitable organization.
Donations
are tax-deductible.
Local Resources
Click here for a list of
other local resources and social services
Find Out More About the Homeless
Click here to watch a video about
homeless people in Iowa
Click
here to access facts about homelessness
Click here for information on how you can help
Find out about the 100,000
Homes Campaign
Read "The Faces of Homelessness"
Read: "Get to Know the Homeless"
Contact Us
In Person
1003
Mulberry Street, Waterloo
By Mail
P.O. Box
1505, Waterloo IA 50704
By Phone
319-234-1311
By Email
boscoebell@hotmail.com
Posted 12.10.09 Last Update: 12.19.11 |